Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police and veterinary officials seized 100 tons of chicken waste during raids across the commissionerate on Monday, August 24.
According to the police, the accused sold the chicken waste to fish pond owners in Andhra Pradesh. Veterinary officials warned that consuming fish fed with chicken waste could cause cancer. The police inspected lorries that contained the waste and were preparing to dump the same in places, including Attapur, Miyapur, Aminpur, Kukatpally, Jeedimetla, and Chintal.
A video shared on social media shows the police and veterinary teams checking the trucks and seizing the chicken waste.
H-FAST seizes 90 tonnes of chicken waste
In June, the Hyderabad City Police Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) intercepted and seized 7 four-wheeler transport vehicles that were found to be illegally transporting about 90 tonnes of raw chicken waste.
Investigation revealed that the organisers were collecting the poultry waste from various chicken shops across Hyderabad and were illegally transporting the waste to Andhra Pradesh without having any valid license.
The waste was supposed to be moved to the Chengicherla rendering point, but it was being transported illegally without any valid license to Bhimavaram, Eluru, Bheemadolu, and Undi of West Godavari in AP, and also to the Mall town of Nalgonda district, where they were being used as feed for fish being grown in the commercial tanks for aquaculture.
Cases have been registered against the culprits in the local police stations concerned, and strict legal action is being initiated.
